His Rogue Luna novel Chapter 58

"Group hug!" He exclaimed, pulling Zane into the tight circle and squeezing us all together. I still couldn't believe this unserious dramatic idiot was my beta and managed to run the whole pack for so long.

"Is there room for one more?" I heard a sweet voice ask. I quickly pulled myself out of the tangle of limbs to pull Artemis into mine, nuzzling her hair and inhaling her scent.

"Of course Luna, there's always room for you," Apollo said, walking over to us to once again to wrap his arms around both of us and squeeze tightly. I would have shoved him off if it wasn't for my mates laughter.

Eventually, my clingy beta let us go but decided to steer my mate away from me by slinging an arm over her shoulders and guiding her to the weapons table.

"Hey, that's my mate you're stealing!" I called out.

"Apollo and Artemis are twins according to Greek mythology. Let me spend some time with my lost half before you hog her for the night," I couldn't remain annoyed at him for long since Artemis was smiling widely up at him and was listening to his eager rant.

The scene before me was quite picturesque. My mate was happily engaging with pack mates while our soldiers trained all around us, everyone feeling excited for the upcoming festivities tonight.

I just had a nagging feeling at the back of my mind saying it was all going to go horribly wrong; that something was coming.

Unfortunately, I didn't have to wait long to find out.

Life could never be simple for me. I knew that my new positions would come with a lot of power and responsibility but what people failed to mention is that it also came with a lot of stress and pain. What I believed to be the start of a beautiful and happy day turned out to be something far more sinister and menacing than imagined.

As I stood with Apollo at the weapons table, analysing and testing new prototypes, the shrill sound of alarmed howls broke through the air, piercing my ears and going straight to my heart.

I didn't need to be a spirit wolf or a Luna to feel the mass panic through the pack bonds.

The patrol guards and the warriors that were training only a second ago, dropped everything and rushed to the east to offer some back up to the wolves trying to defend the border.

"There's at least sixty of them!' One of the guards snarled.

I watched through his eyes as wolves emerged through the shadows, growling and snarling like rabid dogs. Their eyes were pitch black and hollow, filled with nothing but pure rage.

Not these monsters again.

I quickly shifted myself and ran as fast as I could to get there. The warriors and guards were handling it well but we were significantly outnumbered three to one. The reinforcements had yet to arrive so it was just the three guards and the twenty or so warriors that were with us on the training grounds.

I dodged the snapping jaws of one wolf and quickly dived under him to bite up into his neck. I tasted his foul blood in my mouth as my teeth broke through his neck.

Kieran's.

His hands cupped my face as my head lay in his lap. He was murmuring things to me that I couldn't quite catch as he smoothed my hair back. I tried to speak but I couldn't quite move my mouth. My body was strangely paralysed and growing colder by the second.

There was so much to say, so much I wanted to do that I refused to accept that this was the end. I could tell from the thoughts of others that I most likely wouldn't make it though. The arrow was lodged in my heart and taking it out would mean I would most likely bleed to death.

"Please stop worrying. I'll be fine,' I mindlinked Kieran, unable to say the words aloud.

"How can I not worry Artemis? You're my everything,' he replied. I felt something warm and wet hit my face and I realised it was his tear. His blue eyes were glassy with grief and sadness, reminding me so much of the ocean.

I wanted to go to the ocean. I hadn't been in a long time.

"Trust me, I'm not going anywhere,' I assured.

Although it felt like my body was dying, slowly going numb and cold, I wasn't ready to part ways with anyone just yet. I had only just found my happiness and my future, I couldn't let it go so easily.